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    "content": "belongs to the people of Busia County. On that one, we shall be discussing with the appropriate leadership to see how that amount of money can be refunded to Busia County. I hope that the national Government can also support us on that because the mistake is not of the Busia County people; it is a mistake which lies elsewhere. That is what I had to say on Busia County. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, the other reason I am supporting this particular Bill is the fact that to my mind, the basis of allocation and calculation of the amount that is due to the national Government and the amount that is due to the county governments has not been fair to the county governments. If you know the formula that even the CRA has used, it is to use what they call the historical method. If so much was used in the past to make roads, they add five per cent. That is it. For the county governments to get their proper share, there must be a proper costing of functions as outlined in the Constitution to be performed by the county governments. We must have that. That whole formula is now going to be looked into with effect from the next financial year, so that the method of sharing the national cake and the county cake is revised. We want to see the county governments actually get what is rightfully due to them under the Constitution so that they can do their work in their counties. Mr. Temporary Speaker, Sir, I also support what my colleague Sen. (Dr.) Khalwale has said. I am glad that we are now moving forward on this whole issue of implementing the Constitution. I am saying so because whereas the Governors were reluctant to appear before the Committees of this House, and in particular the new Committee on County Accounts Investments Committee, they are now beginning to appear and we are having very constructive dialogue with them. I think they now realize that we are not all that hyenas; that we are only trying to do our job to ensure that the money that is allocated to them is properly spent in the way that the Constitution demands in a transparent and accountable manner. I am glad that we are moving forward on this and I am happy about that. With those few remarks, I beg to support."
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